Md. Del. Dwyer arrested for drunken driving

Police released this photo of Md. Del. Don Dwyer, after charging him Aug. 20 with driving under the influence. (Courtesy of Anne Arundel Police)

WASHINGTON – Maryland Del. Don Dwyer has been charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, impaired driving, negligent driving, speeding and other charges two weeks after pleading guilty to operating a boat while drunk during a 2012 crash that left seven people injured, including himself.

He was “swerving literally across two and three lanes at a time, also onto the shoulder and back,” said Justin Mulcahy, with the Anne Arundel County police. “The officer was fearing for the safety of anyone in that vehicle or anyone on the road at that time.”

Charging documents say an officer stopped Dwyer’s car, which was bearing Maryland House of Delegates tags, on Md. 100 near Edwin Raynor Boulevard.

Dwyer told a responding officer he was coming from a tavern in Baltimore, and had two beers earlier in the evening.